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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Brett's reaction when Jake kisses her in the taxi?
(a) She asks him to kiss her again.
(b) She moves to the corner of the seat, far away from Jake and puts her head down.
(c) She pushes closer to Jake, putting her arms around him.
(d) She acts pleasantly surprised.

2. Who does Jake say are the only people who live their lives to the fullest?
(a) Horse racers
(b) African safari hunters
(c) Bullfighters
(d) Artists

3. What does Jake do when he gets to his office after breakfast?
(a) He reads the French morning papers, smokes and sets to work on the typewriter.
(b) He tries to concentrate on his typing, but can't hold a clear thought.
(c) He has a cup of coffee and then decides to go home.
(d) He sits at his desk, wallowing in self-pity.

4. Who do Bill and Jake see in a taxi as they are walking down the street to a restaurant?
(a) Robert Cohn
(b) Lady Brett Ashley
(c) Harvey Stone
(d) Mike Campbell

5. What does Jake ask himself as he leaves Frances and Cohn in the café?
(a) He wonders if Frances would like to go out with him now that Cohen was out of the picture.
(b) He wonders how Cohn could be such an uncaring human being.
(c) He wonders why Cohn allows Frances to talk to him in such an insulting manner and why he doesn't do something to stop her.
(d) He wonders why Frances ever stayed with Cohn as long as she did.

Short Answer Questions

1. What effect does the imitation absinthe drink called pernod have on those who drink it?

2. What are the two ideas Robert Cohn gets from W. H. Hudson's novel, "The Purple Land"?

3. Jake is awakened at 4:30 in the morning by a loud voice downstairs arguing with the concierge. Who comes looking for him at his flat?

4. Jake, Bill and their traveling companions in the train compartment talk about fishing trips. What comment does the American wife make about men?

5. Robert Cohn moves to California and uses the remainder of his fifty thousand dollars to back and become sole editor of what magazine?

(see the answer key)

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